What's REALLY Keeping Your Blood Pressure High (& How to Fix It)

Your blood pressure medication may be lowering one of the very nutrients needed to support healthy blood pressure. Discover what causes high blood pressure and why your blood pressure won’t go down, despite treatment.

0:00 Why your high blood pressure won’t go down

0:20 Thiazide diuretics and magnesium depletion

1:48 Calcium channel blockers

2:16 Magnesium and potassium

4:12 Vitamin D deficiency and hypertension

5:27 What causes high blood pressure?

7:56 Sodium and high blood pressure

8:53 How to lower blood pressure

This video is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Do not start, stop, or change medication without your physician.

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Thiazide diuretics are the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications and are taken by more than 40 million people. While they help remove excess sodium, they can also deplete magnesium, an essential mineral involved in blood pressure control.

Without enough magnesium, calcium can build up inside the arteries, causing them to become more constricted. This is why calcium channel blockers are commonly used for high blood pressure. Magnesium acts as a natural calcium channel blocker and natural beta blocker.

Many diuretics for high blood pressure can also deplete potassium. Potassium and magnesium work together to help keep the arteries relaxed, yet deficiencies in both nutrients are very common. Potassium also depends on adequate magnesium to function properly.

Vitamin D deficiency may also contribute to hypertension, and vitamin D relies on magnesium for proper activation and function.

High blood pressure is often viewed as a sodium problem, but focusing solely on reducing sodium intake may overlook other important factors and cause other problems. Addressing potassium and magnesium deficiencies could be a better way of supporting healthy blood pressure levels.

Dr. Eric Berg D.C. Bio:

Dr. Berg DC, age 61, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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